The two failed human smuggling attempts come as the border patrol sees an over two-year high of apprehensions in the Laredo sector.
Border apprehensions in October rose to the highest levels since summer of 2019 and is the highest tally for the month of October compared to past years.
Officials in the Trump administration say that construction of the new border wall is making significant progress.
Border patrol apprehensions of illegal immigrants dropped significantly during the 2020 fiscal year, but officials caution that an uptick is likely after the coronavirus pandemic ends.
Border encounters reached nearly 50,000 in August, the highest since the fiscal year began last October.
U.S. border patrol encounters have increased to levels typical for a July before the pandemic, with the largest increase seen in the Rio Grande Valley.
After a decline in border apprehensions amidst the coronavirus pandemic, the number of single adults apprehended in June set a record for the fiscal year.
Amidst the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, border apprehensions along the U.S.-Mexico border have reached a low not seen in three years.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection awarded a new $275 million contract for the construction of a 14-mile long border wall section near Laredo.
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